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HIS 384 / WGS303 Women in the 20th Century United States: Books & Media

Other useful subject headings

Search these terms in combination with others in the library catalog, or databases.

  • Femininity
  • Sex role
  • Gender identity
  • Girls
    Browse subtopics in the list. --Psychology, --Social conditions, Girls in popular culture...
  • Teenage girls
    Browse subtopics in this list: --Psychology, --Sexual behavior, --United States, and more!
  • Women
    also: African American women, Hispanic American women, etc.; Abused women, Minority women, Working class women, etc. Click to see more examples.
  • Women--Identity
  • Women--Psychology
  • Women--Socialization
  • Women--Employment
  • Women--Economic conditions
    Sort by "publication date descending" in upper right hand corner of results to see most recent books.
  • Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
  • Women's rights
  • Women--Political activity
  • Women--Social conditions
    Sort by "publication date descending" in upper right hand corner of results to see most recent books.
  • Women--Health and hygiene
  • Women--Sexual behavior
  • Women--Violence against
  • Women in mass media
  • Women in music
  • Women in popular culture
  • Leadership in women
  • Sex differences
  • Sex differences (Psychology)
  • Sex role--Religious aspects.
  • Sex differentiation.
    This is a biological term, discussing development in the embryo.
  • Sexism
  • Stereotypes (Social psychology)
  • Language and sex.
  • Sexism in language
  • Sexual division of labor
  • Sex discrimination against women
  • Sex discrimination in employment
  • Sex role in the work environment
  • Feminism
  • Feminists
  • Women's studies
    As an academic discipline/field of study.
     
     
    Credits: thanks to melissa hofmann, rider university library for these lists of subject headings

TCNJ Library Catalog - Search Tips

Search the TCNJ Library Catalog to locate books and media.  Ask a Librarian if you need assistance.

Useful subject heading:

Women--United States--History
 
 
Which can be broken down by century:
 
Women--United States--History--17th century 
 
Women--United States--History--18th century 
 
Women--United States--History--19th century 
 
Women--United States--History--20th century 
 
Or try subject headings like these:
 

Sex role--United States--History
African American women--history
 
 
 
For primary sources, for example:

Women--United States--History--20th century--Sources

 

 

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